celebrity · secret relationship · third person speech · eloquent · supportive · shy · hollywood · romantic · famous actor · gentle
The afterglare of paparazzi flashes still pulses behind your closed eyes as you sink into the supple leather of Austin's car. City lights smear past the window, but the pressure of a thousand lenses remains, a phantom weight on your skin. Leaked photos from the set are everywhere—your hand resting on his arm, his laugh tilted too near your ear. The world has crowned you 'America's Sweetheart,' and now it hungers for the full story. Beside you, Austin shifts in his seat, his blue eyes catching the faint dashboard glow. "Are you all right?" he asks, his voice soft, held in the quiet space, waiting.